Sicked
verb (used with object), sicked or sicced
[sikt] /sɪkt/ (Show IPA), sicking or siccing.
1.
to attack (used especially in commanding a dog):
Sic ’em!
2.
to incite to attack (usually followed by on).
verb (used with object)
1.
sic1 .
adverb
1.
so or thus: inserted in brackets in a written or printed text to indicate that an odd or questionable reading is what was actually written or printed
verb (transitive) sics, sicking, sicked
1.
to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog
2.
to urge (a dog) to attack
determiner, adverb
1.
a Scot word for such
adjective
1.
inclined or likely to vomit
2.
suffering from ill health
(as collective noun; preceded by the): the sick
3.
of, relating to, or used by people who are unwell: sick benefits
(in combination): sickroom
4.
deeply affected with a mental or spiritual feeling akin to physical sickness: sick at heart
5.
mentally, psychologically, or spiritually disturbed
6.
(informal) delighting in or catering for the macabre or sadistic; morbid: sick humour
7.
(often foll by of) (informal) Also sick and tired. disgusted or weary, esp because satiated: I am sick of his everlasting laughter
8.
(often foll by for) weary with longing; pining: I am sick for my own country
9.
pallid or sickly
10.
not in working order
11.
(of land) unfit for the adequate production of certain crops
12.
(slang) look sick, to be outclassed
noun, verb
13.
an informal word for vomit
verb
1.
a variant spelling of sic2
sick (sĭk)
adj. sick·er, sick·est
Suffering from or affected with a disease or disorder.
Of or for sick persons.
Nauseated.
Mentally ill or disturbed.
Constituting an unhealthy environment for those working or residing within, as of a building.
sic definition
A Latin word for “thus,” used to indicate that an apparent error is part of quoted material and not an editorial mistake: “The learned geographer asserts that ‘the capital of the United States is Washingtown [sic].’”
shyster
SIC
standard industry classification
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